New Front Brake Kit

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What eally pisses me off is that somebody can make a beautiful brake like that for a classic bike,however few race classes would ever allow it to be used in anger.
 
well as you know there is a lot of unhappy classic race bike owners in Australia, and I've seen no indication that things are gonna change for the better.
 
But there's a very happy kiwi who just received his kit from madass today, can't wait to get it on the bike, but it is winter now. Can really reccomend to any of you out there if you're thinking of getting anything from madass140 then he's really good with comunication, I don't think he sleeps, and my kit arrived all complete and looking AWESOME, cheers again Don
Bring on springtime
 
Don FEDEX'ed mine to Singapore, arrived in a couple of days, yet to collect it and open the package as I am in India, will collect on Thursday for the run home to New Zealand , will post comments and pics once I open the package
Regards Mike
 
Hi Don, excellent quality on the brake upgrade, yet to fit as have been home only a few days, now safe in NZ, did you post off the item to Singapore?
Regards Mike
 
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I am interested in one of these kits.
A chap I know near me mentioned them, but he was unable to get any further details for me, so I thought I would try here myself. I really would like to know exactly what I would be paying for.

I am wondering if it can be confirmed that the issue of the machining at the bottom of the leg has been addressed?

I also noticed in one of the threads there was a picture of the rotor, and the brake pads did not seem to have left a line on the outer diameter, almost as if they were either very close to the edge, or possibly even slightly over it. is there a pic showing their actual proximity to the rotor edge? I got caught out many years ago with an issue like this, and although I assume all is good here, I would like to know for certain first.

When I bought my bike, i had to replace the braided line that was on it, as it did not meet safety cert standards in Australia. Is the line that comes in the kit "safety cert" compatible? I would not want to end up the other way again.

Thanks very much, I look forward to improved braking.
Steve
 
Steve, I have sold a few of these kits in Australia, the issue that the brake hose does not have documentation to confirm that
it meets Australian standards didnt seem to be an issue with those buying my brake kit, I would advise you not to purchase the brake kit because of your brake hose concerns, the machining of the slider issue which had to do with the 1/4" drain hole in the bottom of the slider was addressed immediately.
For anyone contemplating this kit , read the reports on this forum or ask for opinions from forum members that have purchased the kit.
New Front Brake Kit
 
Your brake hose has the reinforcing sleeve at each end, so it meets the strict letter of the law about brake hoses.
That would give it DOT approval...
 
Why ?
If you are not registering it as a new bike, there is no standard that brake parts have to meet. ?

And, oddly, the original rubber hose is the only one that would actually comply with any standards when they were new.
And they are all a POS by now....

Look at all the brake upgrade kits in the US for muscle cars.
Some of them need larger rims to fit some monster brake discs into. !!
Brake hoses simply require the reinforcing sleeve at each end to meet the standard.
As long as they have that, they are good to go....
 
Brake lines in Australia would need to meet standard SAE J1401,how the pre ADR date of July 1975 for motorcycles and aftermarket hoses that are not marked with the manufacturer’s identification mark (ie trade mark, or trade name) is anyone's guess.
It is most likely in the data for Blue slips somewhere for sticklers of the law.
A phone call to a authorized tester would solve that conundrum.
 
Time Warp said:
A phone call to a authorized tester would solve that conundrum.
Click to expand...

Be very careful how you word that. ?
If you alert them to a 'problem', the results are often not good...
Make sure you mention Harley in there somewhere...

Original Norton brake hose has J1401 moulded into the rubber.
That means it must be good to use ??!!

Wonder how they got that approval ?
Is it just the steel sleeve at each end.
 
If you are that concerned about complying with brake hose standards - you could buy the kit and then have your own hose made up by any number of brake specialists in major cities of Australia with the dinky little 'standards' markings on them. They would be no different (just more expensive) but may satisfy your mind.

Same thing applies to helmets. Buy any REPUTABLE (emphasis) helmet in Australia and it has an "AS" standard sticker. If you import the same helmet from UK, Europe, USA they have a different standard sticker. They are just cheaper due to avoiding the middle man and having him put an "AS" sticker on - the helmets are not made less safe for our specific little market.
 
Subscribed to the thread as I just picked up a 73 850 commando that will be in need of a good front brake system.

I have to tear into it to see what is going on but have been looking for an upgraded system. I am in the US so don't know if this would be available to us over here or not.

Marc
 
" I am in the Us so don't know if this would be available to us over here or not."
it certainly is.
 
Mines all fitted and has transformed the bike, two finger braking with plenty of feel, the original unit will make an excellent sinker, you won't miss it
 
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